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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
acquaintance
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
actually
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
ANÆSTHETIC
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
Black
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
came
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
consider
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
day
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
early
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From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
eye
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
face
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
friendship
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From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
inevitably
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
introduction
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From this reading No, that day of proper introduction never came.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
made
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
met
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, that day of proper introduction never came.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
other
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
out
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
proper
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From this reading No, that day of proper introduction never came.
rather
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From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
Red
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
shake
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
story
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From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
Sunday
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From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, that day of proper introduction never came.
that's
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From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day on which they looked each other in the eye first was on a Sunday morning, rather early.
way
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From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As to their friendship--but that’s what this story is about.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NO ANÆSTHETIC Of course the day came, as it inevitably must, when Black and Red actually met, face to face, with no way out but to shake hands, look each other in the eye, and consider their acquaintance made?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the day did come on which they looked each other in the eye without shaking hands--and another day, a long time after, they did shake hands.
